Where does “handfesta” come from?

handfesta (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

handfesta (Old Norse): to strike a bargain, pledge

Definitions

  1. to strike a bargain, pledge

Ancestry of “handfesta”, step by step

handfesta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse festa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
2Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

via Old Norse hönd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehöndhand

Words derived from “handfesta”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Norse festa →